News
news
(4/22/02)
_________First Place__________
evening news
the bitter leaves
in my tea
Darrell Byrd
________Second Place________
wrapped in news
of starving refugees--
my fish and chips
karma tenzing wangchuk
_________Third Place________
second cup of coffee-
the red cat settles
on the Sunday News
Dove
first anniversary-
she sits by the graveside
to share her news
Sue
_________Below Third Place________
health report
her cigarette ash
falls on the news
~ A Ramey
morning news
the song of a white-throated sparrow
Martin Gottlieb Cohen
sad news
suddenly
the day is too bright
mary duggan
waiting for news
sparrows on the scarecrow
return my stare
lesley dahl
news of his death--
I pluck a rotten tomato
from the vine
Kathy Lippard Cobb
waiting to board--
Osama Bin Laden's face
in the newspapers
Earl Keener
spring snow
a power outage
cuts short the news
DeVar
still no news -
lilac scent
leans against me
Rob Scott
good news --
the headlines blurred
in morning rain
Carol Raisfeld
old news...
the blossoms leave
green leaves
chibi
news
white feathers fall
from a gray tree
maryjane turner
whispered news -
rose buds resting
in baby's breath
Laurene Post
moving day...
old news
behind our new front door
Hugh Waterhouse
a news of human cloning -
a cluster of cherry blossoms
spurts from a mossy bark
kim.tanaka
open newspaper
snow blossom settles on
the missing schoolgirl
sheila windsor
morning news
all his possessions
dumped in the alley
semi
distant sirens
the family gathered
round the radio news
Tore Sverredal
early evening --
a shadow falls across
the morning news
hortensia anderson
an old news clipping -
our future son-in-law
added to the 'fridge
Joann
Saturday evening.
The news from Lake Waubegon:
The ice is melting.
Horst Ludwig
the meadowlark sings
a momentary escape
from the tv news
Janet Parker
home delivery
on the bottom of bird cage
yesterday's newspaper
Edward
dreaded news
relief from fear
no leukemia
Marie Stutts
news of home?
far overhead the clamor
of migrating geese
-Jim Mullins
bomb exploded in Israel,
people were killed in Palestine -
no news on my front today
Ghost Cat
nightly news
can't be heard
loud snores
Patricia A. Laurent
the News drone on
two scrapping geckos
drop off the wall
Johannes Manjrekar
todays news
shredded paper
male puppy squats
peigi
news? paycheck garnished
outstanding... whoops, those taxes
from two years ago
art
waiting
for news
of an unknown kind
Edith in Japan
again the pause
for breaking news
- wail of taps
doris kasson
morning paper
bypassing the news
checking out Dilbert
Hazel
yard to yard
dogs howl the news -- a stray!
and he's leaving his mark
jennie t.
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